Joseph Van Harmon Ames

1844 - 1862  (17 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Joseph Van Harmon Ames
  Birth	22 Sep 1844	Wellsville, Allegany, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Initiatory (LDS)	COMPLETED	JRIVE
  FamilySearch ID	MGYY-L6V
  Death	1 May 1862	Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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  Person ID	I145822	mytree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Abner Augustus Ames,   b. 23 Nov 1799, Orwell, Addison, Vermont, United States d. 26 Sep 1850, Friendship, Allegany, New York, United States (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Louisa Bennett,   b. 8 Jun 1813, Pennsylvania, United States d. 31 Oct 1879 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1836	Wellsville, Allegany, New York, United States
  Family ID	F37725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Sep 1844 - Wellsville, Allegany, New York, United States Initiatory (LDS) - COMPLETED - JRIVE Death - 1 May 1862 - Washington, District of Columbia, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph served as a rifleman in Capt. William J. Blanchard's company in t h e "Bucktail Regiment" of the Old Pennsylvania Rifles. He enlisted at t h e age of 18, was 5' 5 1/2" tall, had light complexion and blue eyes.